Professors Lynn Rhodes and Fumitaka Matsuoka will retire next June. “Lynn has a pastor’s heart, and the field education program has been her parish,” summed up a long-time associate. “More than anyone else, Fumitaka held this school together during the difficult years,” according to a colleague.

At a decisive period in the political and historical debate on immigration and undocumented workers, in January a group of PSR students, faculty, and staff spent two weeks in El Paso, Texas, USA and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. The paper excerpted in this article, written by one of the students who took the trip, is a representative of their public theological voice.

Several achievements this academic year highlight PSR’s commitment to advancing racial justice: Last fall’s entering class was the most diverse in the school’s history; the first woman of color was granted faculty tenure in October; and the first program director for dismantling racism was appointed in November.